The 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, PRC Cryptography Law (Draft)

第十三届全国人大常委会第十一次会议中华人民共和国密码法 (草案)

July 25, 2019 | BY

Susan Mok

Critical information infrastructure may require the use of commercial cryptography

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Issued: July 5, 2019

Main contents: No organization or individual may steal the encrypted information of a third party, unlawfully access a third party's cryptographic system, or use cryptography to engage in activities that jeopardize national security, the public interest or the lawful rights and interests of third parties, or other illegal or criminal activities (Article 12).

Where a law, or set of administrative regulations or relevant state provisions requires the use of commercial cryptography to protect critical information infrastructure, the operator thereof